(ANSA) - LONDON, JUNE 09 - The government of Boris Johnson is "deeply concerned" by the death sentence imposed by a court of the self-proclaimed pro-Russian republic of Donetskai two British "mercenaries" Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner and a Moroccan military soldier.
"We have repeatedly said that they are prisoners of war, that they should not be exploited for political purposes and that they are entitled to immunity under the Geneva Convention," commented a spokesman for DowningStreet.
Not without adding that London continues to "work with the Ukrainian authorities to ensure prisoner-of-war treatment for every British citizen" enlisted in Kiev's forces.
The families of the two former British soldiers denounced the trial as a show "
The head of the Foreign Office, Liz Truss, expressed "total condemnation" for the death sentence imposed on the two.
"They are prisoners of war, defendants in a farcical trial that has absolutely no legitimacy", insisted the foreign minister of the government of Boris Johnson: "My thoughts are for them and their families, we will continue to do everything we can to support them" .
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